Certificate in Paralegal Studies
University of Georgia – Center for Continuing Education, Gwinnett, GA (August 2000)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (May 1998)
Working History
* Tufts Medical Center
▪ Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA
October 2007 – October 2011
Residency Program Coordinator
Manage hospital credentialing and state licensing of medical residents. Handle yearly compliance of residency program with ACGME accreditation, hospital, and federal standards.
- Coordinated daily activities of training program for nine dermatology residents at a Boston teaching hospital.
- Successfully coordinated American Council on Graduate Medical Education site visit and ensured program’s coordinated accreditation status.
- Created new website for department and updated program and application information.
* Routhier Legal Placement, Boston, MA
May 2004 – October 2007
Legal Assistant
Served as contract legal assistant for a variety of law firms and corporations. Longest tenure was with Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston, MA. Edited, proofread, and formatted documents. Prioritized assignments ensuring timely completion and accuracy.
- Drafted standard depositions and interrogatories including gathering and labeling of pleading exhibits and cited checked pleading references.
- Handled daily attorney calendaring of court notices, pleading submission deadlines, and related client meetings.
- Assisted with document production by retrieving and reviewing intellectual property and lien filings.
- Conducted patent and trademark searches via the USPTO website.
- Assisted litigation attorneys with input of document production results into various electronic databases.
- Regarded as “go-to” Legal Assistant entrusted with managing work flow during absence of senior partners and executive secretaries.
- Participated all aspects of trial preparation including bates labeling, pleading index updates and e-discovery issues.
* Donovan Hatem LLP, Boston, MA
August 2003 – May 2004
Business Practices Paralegal
Served as sole paralegal for eleven partners and three associates. Drafted, edited, proofread, and formatted corporate resolutions, transaction agreements, and contracts in collaboration with attorneys. Researched legal and regulatory issues and prepared memorandum of findings.
- Developed Access database for corporate and partnership entities to track annual regulatory filing deadlines.
- Prepared annual board of director meeting minutes and transactional resolutions.
- Coordinated annual audit letter responses.
- Responsible for document management concerning corporate and residential real estate closings.
- Drafted preliminary lease and purchase agreements. Assisted in preparing HUD statements and made required filings with the Registry of Deeds offices.
- Drafted and edited limited liability company certificates of formation and operating agreements for various corporate transactions. Reviewed relevant specific state formation statutes.
* Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA
December 2000 – August 2003
Corporate Paralegal
Drafted standard loan and contractual agreements under attorney supervision. Prepared and submitted online securities and corporate regulatory filings. Maintained firm-wide docket databases relating to corporate matters, including shareholder meetings, proxy distributions, and Uniform Commercial Code filings. Received two promotions based on paralegal knowledge and leadership.
- Developed educational curriculum for incoming paralegals on Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements, corporate maintenance procedures, and cite checking procedures.
- Responsible for preparing corporate, LLC and partnership formation documents.
- Partnered with clients, staff and vendors regarding due diligence document retrieval.
- Proofread preliminary offering bond prospectuses and fund offering documentation.
- Handled corporate housekeeping matters for over 150 different clients and their subsidiaries.
- Oversaw input of Section 16 filings data into EDGAR database.
- Assisted attorneys with 1933, 1934 and 1940 Act research and prepared memorandum relating to federal and state securities filings requirements.
Personal Introduction
SKILLS: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel); EDGAR Database; USPTO Databases (EFS-Filing, TARR and PAIR); Summation; Concordance, LexisNexis, Westlaw
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